women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime (source)

1 in 8

of breast cancers occur in women with no family history of breast cancer (source)

85%

Measuring breast masses for cancer diagnosis

Fine-needle aspiration biopsy technique

Traditional diagnosis from breast mass measurements

Machine learning improves on traditional methods by… only need eight characteristics for accurate diagnosis (97.7% accuracy).

Big picture: we can improve breast cancer diagnosis and detection

Early detection is key to recovery from breast cancer. Women who are diagnosed at the earliest stage of breast cancer have a much greater chance of surviving (> 90%) compared to women who are diagnosed at the most advanced stage (only 5%, source).

Characteristics of breast cancer masses